The European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organisation. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states, going far beyond that found anywhere else in... Zobraziť viac
History of the Conquest of Peru (1959) contains a detailed analysis of the political, religious and social organisation of the Incas prior to the arrival of the Spanish colonisers, and then moves on to look at the story of the conquest and subjugation... Zobraziť viac
In Fossil Future, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein applies his distinctive ''human flourishing framework'' to the latest evidence on fossil fuels and comes to the shocking conclusion that their benefits will continue to far outweigh their... Zobraziť viac
Sociologist Stephen Klineberg presents ';a trailblazing study' (Kirkus Reviews) that shows how the city of Houston has emerged as a microcosm for America's futurebased on a meticulously researched, thirty-eight-year study of its changing economic,... Zobraziť viac
In this trailblazing manifesto, political economist Ricardo Tranjan places tenants and landlords on either side of the class divide that splits North American society. Zobraziť viac
Winner of the 2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political WritingAs the world's second-largest economy, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations. Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China's... Zobraziť viac
This long-awaited Second Edition continues to offer an accessible introduction to the way social arrangements affect economic activity, and shows that economic exchanges are deeply embedded in social relationships... Zobraziť viac
"This excellent book has already become a classic reference for economists who want to study the basic New Keynesian model. This update contains important extensions such as the impact of the zero lower bound on interest rates and an explicit treatment... Zobraziť viac
This book discusses the econometric foundations of structural vector autoregressive modeling, as used in empirical macroeconomics, finance, and related fields. Zobraziť viac
Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. It is a project advocating the democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving... Zobraziť viac
The Competitive Advantage of Nations is one of the most influential business and management books of all time. Michael Porter's research identified the fundamental determinants of national competitive advantage in an industry and how they work... Zobraziť viac
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? The word ‘economics’ might sound a bit dry, but it’s really about getting to the bottom of urgent questions like these... Zobraziť viac
Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows how generative AI is reshaping the world of finance, explaining what smart investors can do to protect their assets... Zobraziť viac
An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality by the internationally bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. In his newest work, Thomas Piketty explores how social inequality manifests itself very differently depending on... Zobraziť viac
It used to be that ravaging another country’s economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. In Chokepoints, Edward Fishman, a former top State Department ... Zobraziť viac
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, BUT KNOWING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET THERE. The Power to Change shows how to use Stoic principles to create a successful life and provides a clear road map and... Zobraziť viac
After an Oregon mother finds an SOS letter in a box of Halloween decorations, a story unfolds about the man who wrote it: a Chinese political prisoner, sentenced without trial to work grueling hours at a “reeducation” camp—manufacturing the products... Zobraziť viac
From the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times bestselling co-author of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, candid reflections on the economist's craft. Zobraziť viac
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; ... Zobraziť viac
This book challenges the mainstream paradigm, based on the inter-temporal optimisation of welfare by individual agents. It introduces a methodology for studying how institutions create flows of income, expenditure and production together with stocks of... Zobraziť viac
